The Tobago Cycling Classic is a one-day road bicycle race held annually in Tobago, the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean.
Race details | |
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Date | October |
Region | Tobago |
Local name(s) | Tobago Cycling Classic |
Nickname(s) | Tobago International |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI America Tour (1.2) |
Type | One day race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1986 |
Editions | 31 (as of 2017) |
First winner | Emile Abraham (TRI) |
Most wins | Emile Abraham (TRI) (3) |
Most recent | Peter Schulting (NED) |
Created in 1986, at the beginning of October, for many years the race only featured local cyclists, but in 2000 opened to international riders. Formerly a stage race, since 2011 the race has been included on the UCI America Tour's calendar, carrying a one-day UCI rating of 1.2, and is also referred to as Tobago International.
Past winners
editYear | Country | Rider | Team |
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2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Emile Abraham | |
2002 | Trinidad and Tobago | Emile Abraham | |
2003 | Trinidad and Tobago | Emile Abraham | |
2004 | United States | John Lieswyn | Health Net–Maxxis |
2005 | Serbia | Ivan Stević | Aerospace Engineering Pro Equipe |
2006 | Canada | Bruno Langlois | AEG Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team |
2007 | Germany | Andreas Henig | Atlas–Romer's Hausbäckerei |
2008 | New Zealand | Heath Blackgrove | Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team |
2009 | Great Britain | Peter Williams | CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta |
2010 | Canada | James Sparling | Canada -Team Exustar |
2011 | Austria | Riccardo Zoidl | RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels |
2012 | Barbados | Darren Matthews | Barbados Cycling Union |
2013 | Colombia | Jaime Ramírez | Team Coco's |
2014 | Colombia | Óscar Pachon | Team Coco's |
2015 | Dominican Republic | Adderlyn Cruz | Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team |
2016 | Canada | James Piccoli | PSL/RBC |
2017 | Netherlands | Peter Schulting | PSL |
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